Unofficial Team Beef VR Port Brings ‘Counter-Strike’ to Quest & Pico 4

So, here’s the thing—there’s a gazillion VR shooters out there, basically trying to mimic that old-school vibe of Valve’s Counter-Strike. But guess what? You’ll actually get to play the real Counter-Strike on those Quest and Pico gizmos soon. All thanks to this scrappy modding team, err, Team Beef. Honestly, I don’t know why they call themselves that. Makes me think of BBQs or something.

Anyway, these guys have tackled bringing old favorites to VR before, like Tomb Raider and Duke Nukem 3D. Classics, right? Now they’re diving into what might be their coolest project yet: a standalone VR port for Counter-Strike 1.6. You know, the ultimate version we all played way back when. Feels like ancient history, doesn’t it?

Team Beef (seriously, that name) says they’re whipping this up using something called Xash3D FWGS. Yeah, I don’t know what that means either. But it’s supposed to work with Valve’s original engine, so that must be important. They’ve got some team-up going with a multiplatform client by Velaron. Kind of sounds fancy.

Oh, and cross-play is in the cards! So you can be in VR while your buddy is tapping away on their keyboard elsewhere. They’re also hyping up “easy server creation from inside VR.” Can’t lie, that sounds like magic to me.

They’re teasing early access for their Patreon supporters soon. But here’s the kicker—they showed off a sneak peek. Sadly, with no fancy 6DoF motion controls yet. Maybe they’re just saving the best for last? Who knows.

This journey feels like a wild ride, and yeah, I got sidetracked there. But seriously, we might finally dive back into Counter-Strike, full VR style. Feels like a fever dream I didn’t know I needed.